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Distinctive CT appearance of cervical lymphadenopathy in clinically suspected Cat-scratch disease affecting father and son

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This is the presentation of the disitinctive CT manifestation of supracervical and submandibular lymphadenopathy of 2 cases of clinically suspected Cat-scratch disease (CSD) which affected two members of the same family. The characteristic CT appearance of this disease was similar to that of tuberculous adenitis and it must be distinguished from this by its benign self-limiting nature.

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  1. Dept. of Oral Radiology, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, 7-1, Sakamoto-machi, 852, Nagasaki, Japan

    Kazunori Yoshiura D.D.S., Shinji Moriguchi D.D.S., Hai-xiong Sun D.D.S., Miho Yamada D.D.S., Naoyuki Yamada D.D.S., Ph.D. & Hideaki Takeuchi D.D.S.

  2. Dept. of Oral Surgery I, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, Nagasaki, Japan

    Motomasa Sasaki M.D., D.D.S., Ph.D.

  3. Dept. of Oral Pathology, Nagasaki University School of Dentistry, Nagasaki, Japan

    Jun Cheng M.D., M.S.

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Yoshiura, K., Moriguchi, S., Sun, Hx. et al. Distinctive CT appearance of cervical lymphadenopathy in clinically suspected Cat-scratch disease affecting father and son. Oral Radiol. 4, 1–5 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02348951

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